S. 1821 · 119th Congress

Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act

Introduced on May 20, 2025 by Thom Tillis (R-NC). 8 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (May 20, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
May 20, 2025
Cosponsors
8
0 from the other party
Policy area
Taxation
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a tax on income from litigation which is received by third-party entities that provided financing for such litigation.

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Thom TillisR-NCSponsor

Republicans · 8

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. May 20, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. May 20, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES15 reports
    $2.4M reported (all issues)
  2. Liberty Mutual Group10 reports
  3. REINSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA10 reports
    $330K reported (all issues)
  4. AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION9 reports
    $4M reported (all issues)
  5. International Legal Finance Association9 reports
    $450K reported (all issues)
  6. AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION6 reports
    $8.1M reported (all issues)
  7. AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.5 reports
    $3.3M reported (all issues)
  8. American Property Casualty Insurance Association fka Property Casualty Insurers5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  9. CHUBB INA Holding Company Inc5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  10. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  11. Chubb INA Holdings Inc.5 reports
    $3.7M reported (all issues)
  12. Contingency Capital5 reports
    $340K reported (all issues)
  13. INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC.5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  14. Martin Marietta Materials5 reports
    $230K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INCAI match · 99%
  15. REINSURANCE ASSN OF AMERICA5 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)
  16. SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY5 reports
    $75K reported (all issues)
  17. Sentry Insurance Company (Formerly Sentry Insurance a Mutual Company)5 reports
    $476K reported (all issues)
  18. Software & Information Industry Association5 reports
    $6.4M reported (all issues)
  19. Uber Technologies, Inc.5 reports
    $4.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$694.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  20. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY4 reports
    $650K reported (all issues)
  21. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY3 reports
    $2.6M reported (all issues)
  22. AMERICAN COATINGS ASSOCIATION INC.3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  23. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.3 reports
    $51M reported (all issues)
  24. FEDEX CORPORATION3 reports
    $9.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: FEDEX SUPPLY CHAIN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INC.$407.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  25. SPARACINO PLLC3 reports
    $340K reported (all issues)
  26. The Institute for Legal Reform - U.S. Chamber of Commerce3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  27. U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform3 reports
    $220K reported (all issues)
  28. ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION *2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  29. JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.2 reports
  30. US Inventor2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  31. ABBOTT LABORATORIES1 report
    Federal contractor: ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.$90M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  32. ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  33. BURFORD CAPITAL LLC1 report
  34. NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL1 report
    $2.7M reported (all issues)
  35. THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.